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Good Trouble Trumbull connects to collect food for community

Local News July 6, 2026

WARREN — Despite steady heavy rain, a small but dedicated group of neighbors gathered under the gazebo at downtown Warren’s Courthouse Square on Sunday for a community social organized by Good Trouble Trumbull. The event, which took place 1 to 3 p.m. drew a modest crowd the day after Independence Day. Attendees brought donations of food for Second Harvest Food Bank and spent the afternoon connecting through conversation and fellowship. Eric Varga, a member of the group, said the gathering was not a rally but an opportunity for neighbors to build relationships. “We just were ...

High winds, heavy rain wallop Mahoning County

Hubbard police probe domestic violence shooting

Local News July 6, 2026

HUBBARD — The Hubbard Police Department is investigating a domestic violence incident that escalated into a shooting during the early morning hours Thursday at a residence in the 300 block of Parish Avenue. Detective Sgt. Michael Banic said officers were contacted by a woman who reported that she had been physically assaulted by her boyfriend and that he fired multiple gunshots in her direction as she fled the residence in her vehicle. A police report states the victim sustained minor injuries consistent with an assault and was evaluated at the scene by Eagle Joint Fire District ...

Trumbull water board discusses $3.2M maintenance plan

Local News July 6, 2026

VIENNA — A proposed $3.2 million maintenance plan to bring the county’s seven water tanks up to code cannot be proposed to the Trumbull County Commissioners until a quorum is present. The 12-person Water Advisory Panel hosted a recent meeting at the Trumbull County Sanitary Engineer’s Office. The panel is only able to bring recommendations before the county commissioners for their approval, but it couldn’t vote to bring any before them at the meeting because not enough representatives were present to have a quorum. Sanitary Engineer Gary Newbrough said Bob Maiorano, the ...

White House report calls Smithsonian leadership untrustworthy, radical activists

National News July 6, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — A White House report brands the leadership of the Smithsonian Institution, especially at the National Museum of American History, as radical activists who cannot be trusted, indicating that President Donald Trump may be preparing to install his own team. The report released late on Independence Day by the White House Domestic Policy Council comes in the midst of Trump’s aggressive campaign to overhaul some of Washington’s most sacred cultural and historic institutions. Trump in March revealed his intention to force changes at the Smithsonian Institution with an ...

Agenda

Community News July 6, 2026

• STRUTHERS CITY COUNCIL will have a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the municipal building on legislation establishing a Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area (DORA) on July 12 when the Big Boy locomotive will stop in the downtown area. • AUSTINTOWN-BOARDMAN-MAHONING COUNTY Joint Communications District will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Boardman Township Government Center. • POLAND VILLAGE COUNCIL will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the municipal building. • LOWELLVILLE VILLAGE COUNCIL will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the municipal building for an executive session on ...